How much Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) can I bring into Mexico?
Restricted
You can bring Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) into Mexico only within the stated limits.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- ANEXO 01. Listado de Productos y Subproductos Agroalimentarios Permitidos y Prohibidos para Importación Turística Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASICA)
Questions about Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) in Mexico
- Do I have to declare other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) at Mexico customs?
- Yes — it has to be declared to Mexico customs on arrival.
- What happens if I do not declare other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) in Mexico?
- Under Ley Aduanera, artículo 88, primer párrafo, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. Under Ley Aduanera, artículo 178, fracción I, segundo párrafo, if the goods are found without being declared: an administrative fine is imposed; the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under Ley Aduanera, artículo 151, fracción III: the goods are confiscated.
- Can I post or ship other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) to Mexico instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead.
- Can I take other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) out of Mexico?
- Mexico publishes no separate rule for taking other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Mexico limit for other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) states it in ANEXO 01. Listado de Productos y Subproductos Agroalimentarios Permitidos y Prohibidos para Importación Turística. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Cualquier especie animal regulada que no dé cumplimiento a los requisitos establecidos en el MCRZI (excepto perros y gatos)”
- How does Mexico compare with other countries on other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails)?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 1 prohibit other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails), 15 limit it and 5 let it through. Mexico is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — ANEXO 01. Listado de Productos y Subproductos Agroalimentarios Permitidos y Prohibidos para Importación Turística · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — Ley Aduanera (texto vigente) · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — DECRETO por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Aduanera · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — ANEXO 01. Listado de Productos y Subproductos Agroalimentarios Permitidos y Prohibidos para Importación Turística · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — ANEXO 01. Listado de Productos y Subproductos Agroalimentarios Permitidos y Prohibidos para Importación Turística · verified 2026-09-19